Emergency services were called to Burnham-on-Sea following an incident which saw somebody trapped in a crashed car after failing to stop when ordered by police.

Police, ambulance and fire crews were all called to Adam Street after a driver refused to stop for police and later crashed into a car shortly after 3.30pm on Tuesday.

The crash left people trapped inside the damaged vehicle and in need of help from emergency crews.

A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: “Crews from Burnham and Bridgwater were mobilised to a report passed to fire control of a road traffic collision with persons trapped inside the vehicle.

“Upon arrival crews found a two-vehicle collision, with one vehicle failing to stop at the scene.

“Crews assisted ambulance and police in stabilising the vehicle and attending to the casualty at the scene.